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title: "Education and Early Years Funding Hub"
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# Education and Early Years Funding Hub

Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b94c200e-df5c-419e-bbc2-55add1810725

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## Summary

The City of London Corporation is inviting tenders for the "Education and Early Years Funding Hub", a project aimed at implementing a comprehensive online system for managing early years funding claims in the local area. The procurement is classified under the educational software package category and is being conducted through an open procurement method, with a total budget of £45,000 for a contract duration of three years. The tender period concludes on 28th November 2019, and the service is expected to begin on 1st January 2020, running through to 31st December 2023. The project seeks to adhere to all relevant guidance surrounding early years entitlements and census requirements.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs), that specialise in developing software solutions for educational purposes or information systems. Companies with experience in online funding administration, eligibility checking services, and early years education could provide valuable contributions to this project. Engaging with this opportunity could help businesses expand their reach within the public sector and gain a foothold in educational technology services.

## Notice

The City invites Quotations for the provision of Early Years Funding Hub. The Hub shall be a complete online system which provider users in the local area can utilise to make their termly funding claims and carry out the required administration, related to early years funding. The solution must provide a way for provider and City users to validate 30 hours codes, Early Years Funding, free school meals and Early Years Pupil Premium (through Eligibility Checking Service (ECS) connectivity). The solution will adhere to all DfE guidance in relation to early years' entitlements and early years census requirements. The duration of the contract is 3 years and there is a maximum budget of PS45,000 for the whole contract. If you would like to bid for this opportunity, you must be registered on the Capital E Sourcing tendering portal. If you have issues accessing the tender, please email Commissioning@cityoflondon.gov.uk or call the Capital E helpdesk on 0800 069 8630. The project code for this opportunity is prj_COL_15611.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/89e662bc-eace-48a4-850d-dc60aa2d82e4 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Nov 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Nov 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £45,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC2P 2EJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Electoral ward | Clerkenwell |
| Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48190000 - Educational software package
- 48800000 - Information systems and servers
- 48810000 - Information systems

## Release History

- 1 Nov 2019 at 12:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/89e662bc-eace-48a4-850d-dc60aa2d82e4

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/89e662bc-eace-48a4-850d-dc60aa2d82e4
  1st November 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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